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23 Cards in this Set
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culture
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the set of values, beliefs, rules, and institutions held by a specific group of people.
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ethnocentricity
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the belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others.
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cultural literacy
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detailed knowledge about a culture that enables a person to function effectively within it.
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subculture
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a group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant culture.
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aesthetics
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imagery evoked by certain expressions, and the symbolism of certain colors.
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attitudes
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positive or negative evaluations, feelings, and tendencies that individuals harbor toward objects or concepts.
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cultural trait
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anything that represents a culture's way of life, including gestures, material objects, traditions, and concepts.
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cultural imperialism
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the replacement of one culture's traditions, folk heroes, and artifacts with substitutes from another.
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manners
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appropriate ways of behaving, speaking, and dressing in a culture.
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customs
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when habits or ways of behaving in specific circumstances are passed down through generations.
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folk custom
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behavior, often dating back several generations, that is practiced by a homogeneous group of people.
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popular custom
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behavior shared by a heterogeneous group of several groups.
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social stratification
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the process of ranking people into social layers or classes.
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social mobility
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the ease with which individuals can move up or down a culture's "social ladder".
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caste system
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a system of social stratification in which people are born into a social ranking, or caste, with no opportunity for social mobility.
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class system
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a system of social stratification in which personal ability and actions determine social status and mobility.
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communication
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conveys feelings, thoughts, knowledge, and information through speech, actions, and writing.
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body language
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communicates through unspoken cues, hand gestures, facial expressions, physical greetings, eye contact, and the manipulation of personal space.
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lingua franca
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a third or "link" link language that is understood by two parties who speak different native languages.
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brain drain
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the departure of highly educated people from one profession, geographic region, or nation to another.
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topography
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all the physical features that characterize the surface of a geographic region.
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material culture
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all the technology used in a culture to manufacture goods and provide services.
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Hofstede Framework
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o individualism vs collectivism - identifies the extent to which a culture emphasizes the indivudal versus the group
o power distance - conveys the degree to which a culture accepts social inequality among its people o uncertainty avoidance - identifies the extent to which a culture avoids uncertainty and ambiguity o achievement vs nurturing - captures the extent to which a culture emphasizes personal achievement and materialism versus relationships and quaility of life |
